One wanted to leave and the other wanted to stay
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If anything DeMar should have boo’d us
Man gave everything for the city
Irrespective of all other matters, that man is the true King of the North
He got his revenge via Diar lol
My ears are still ringing
Bro started watching basketball in 2020
I dont think he actually watches basketball at all.
Great year to start watching
Because one of them wanted to leave and held the franchise hostage by not playing to get his way. The other wanted to stay and got traded.
Cos Kawhi is lowkey one of the divas in the league
It's not always about the chip.
Derozan wanted to stick with Toronto, wanted to play well enough for people to want to join them instead of looking for a way out, and had, relative to the franchise's history at the time, experienced success.
And those endeared themselves heavily to the Toronto crowd. Especially since this was the team that had a few major issues with other players not wanting to play for them. (Alonzo Mourning refusing to play after the VC trade, and John Salmons "divine intervention" being the final straw in Bosh deciding his time in Toronto is over).
You compare that with Kawhii's relationship with the Spurs towards the end of his time there and it's night and day.
Straight facts, deebo was ride or die for the team and city. and i think a lot of people related to him and his story coming to toronto from LA, no passport and family couldnt visit until they got theirs, he put his nose down and got to work. So mad he couldnt win the chip with toronto, its why he got 2 welcome back videos lmao
Lol
Casual
More like born in 2003/4
DeMar brought his family to boo the Raptors instead and it worked last year.
You gotta be kidding me.
Are you ok?
DeMar has never been anything but a model teammate. He didn't ask out, even when he got traded to a place he never asked to be.
Kawhi signed a contract and started acting like a bitch
Because Spurs fans are miserable
Texas is built by haters for haters.
You can't be serious
One demanded a trade, and the other was traded because of said demand
DeMar is one of the most beloved athletes to play for the Raps org. Top 3 probably. It hurt for everyone to see him go. When Chris Bosh left for Miami, DeMar publicly stated at 19 that it was his team and he's got us.
He worked obsessively on his craft and got better every year because he cared so much. He was a consummate professional and an amazing contributor to the community.
We're the second most successful team in the 2010s for the two reasons and its DeMar and Kyle. They made us relevant and will get statues here one day and their jerseys in the rafters.
Calm yourself. Without Kawhi yall would be known as an 2nd round exit team that played good only in regular season. Kawhi did in 1 season what Derozan couldnt in 6.
Plus on the championship team Lowey wasnt even the 2nd best player.
Kawhi should get a statue.
I can already tell you're not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I would keep my opinions to myself if I were you. Jesus Christ read a book.
Demar didn't want to leave.
One requested trade and one was traded by the team
WHOEVER WE’RE GETTING BACK
HE’D BETTER BE A BLOODY MONSTER
Game of zones is sorely missed
Will always love demar.
This can all be fixed by Kawhi coming back this offseason to spurs to mentor Wemby and Vassell plz god lol not happening but Pop playing the long game
Demar fought till the end. Kahwi made excuses till the endq
Demar is the first star to actually stay and try to win in Toronto but they traded him against his wishes.
Because DeMar didn't want to leave lol? Like dude was as close to a Toronto lifer as there was.
He gave 10 years to this team and while he didn't have the best playoff performances, he was still part of the reason why we consistently placed top 3 in the East.
Kawhi wanted out. Demar wanted to be a raptor for life.
He isn’t a fun huy
this might be the worst question ever asked on here
OP really out here claiming the king of the nephews crown
You really should know about this, but he was diagnosed by the Spurs with a degenerative knee (the correct diagnosis) and eventually cleared to play. However, Kawhi and his "camp," most notably his uncle, found this unfavorable for his career and began to seek numerous second opinions with other doctors in order to finally conclude on something more desirable. This led to Kawhi leading the Spurs on and saying that he'd "be back soon" but to never come back. Additionally, his uncle demanded an office job with the Spurs and was refused, starting a domino effect that resulted in his uncle effectively stating that his nephew no longer wanted to play with the franchise and Kawhi began to completely ghost the Spurs organization at this point. (see incident of Spurs execs looking for him in a hotel.) He and his camp then decided to completely nuke his trade value resulting in a trade that propelled the Spurs out of contention. It is also notable that his uncle has since been investigated for demanding certain things, such as a private plane and part ownership of the team, from both the Clippers and Lakers organizations in order for them to have the opportunity to sign his nephew. Anyone in here claiming the Spurs were at complete fault is either willfully ignorant or wrong.
Spurs fumbled Kawhi but they won't admit it so they blame him for some reason.
Get roasted man. Such a dumb post
I'm assuming a child made this thread? C'mon brother.